Holding frame for hard disk drive

ABSTRACT

A holding frame includes a base plate, a first resisting wall, a second resisting wall, two first elastic arms and two second elastic arms. The base plate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first resisting wall extends from the first surface, and the second resisting wall extends from the second surface. The two first elastic arms are formed on the first surface, and face the first resisting wall. The two first elastic arms and the first resisting wall define a first receiving space configured for receiving a first hard disk drive. The two second elastic arms are formed on the second surface, and face the second resisting wall. The two second elastic arms and the second resisting wall define a second receiving space configured for receiving a second hard disk drive.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical field

The disclosure generally relates to a holding frame for receiving twohard disk drives.

2. Description of the Related Art

Hard disk drives are used in electronic devices such as desktopcomputers. The hard disk drives need a holding frame to be mounted inthe desktop computers.

However, the holding frame is only used for mounting one hard diskdrive. Additionally, different-sized hard disks applied to theelectronic device needs different corresponding holding frames. Thus,when a hard disk drive is replaced, another hard disk drive of adifferent size cannot always be fixed to the existing holding frame.

Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of an exemplary holding frame can be better understood withreference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings arenot necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed uponclearly illustrating the principles of the exemplary holding frame.Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views. Wherever possible, thesame reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to thesame or like elements of an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a holding assembly according to anexemplary embodiment.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are similar to FIG. 1, but viewed from other aspects.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the holding assembly in FIG. 1, showingthe second hard disk drive being assembled.

FIG. 5 is an assembled view of the holding assembly, showing the secondhard disk drive attached on the holding frame.

FIG. 6 is an assembled view of the holding assembly, showing the firsthard disk drive attached on the holding frame.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an exemplary embodiment of a holding assembly 100 usedin an electronic device. The holding assembly 100 includes a holdingframe 10, a first hard disk drive 20, and a second hard disk drive 30.The first hard disk drive 20 and the second hard disk drive 30 areremovably mounted to the holding frame 10 to electrically connect to theelectronic device. The first hard disk drive 20 defines two holes 22 ateach of two sides thereof. The second hard disk drive 30 defines twoholes 32 at each of two sides thereof.

The holding frame 10 includes a base plate 11 with a first surface 112and a second surface 114 opposite to the first surface 112. A firstresisting wall 13 extends from one side of the first surface 112, and asecond resisting wall 15 extends from one side of the second surface114. The first resisting wall 13 and the second resisting wall 15 aresymmetrically reversed. Two first slots 52 and two second slots 54 aredefined in the base plate 11. The first slots 52 are adjacent to thesecond resisting wall 13, and the second slots 54 are adjacent to thefirst resisting wall 13.

A first elastic arm 14 is integrally formed at each first slot 52. Oneside of each first elastic arm 14 is coplanar with the second surface114, and the other side of the each first elastic arm 14 protrudes fromthe slots 52 toward the first surface 112. A second elastic arm 16 isintegrally formed at each second slot 54. One side of each secondelastic arm 16 is coplanar with the first surface 112, and the otherside of each second elastic arm 16 protrudes from the second slot 54toward the second surface 114. A first cantilever plate 62 and a secondcantilever plate 64 are formed on the base plate 11. The firstcantilever plate 62 is positioned between the first elastic arms 14, andthe second cantilever plate 64 is positioned between the second elasticarms 16. A first tab 620 extends from a distal end of the firstcantilever plate 62. A second tab 640 extends from a distal end of thesecond cantilever plate 64. The first resisting wall 13, the firstelastic arms 14 and the first tab 620 cooperatively define a firstreceiving space 17 for receiving the first hard disk drive 20. Thesecond resisting wall 15, the second elastic arms 16 and the second tab640 cooperatively define a second receiving space 18 for receiving thesecond hard disk drive 30.

The first resisting wall 13 has two pins 132. The pins 132 of the firstresisting wall 13 are configured for being inserted into the holes 22for mounting one side of the first hard disk drive 20 to the firstresisting wall 13. The second resisting wall 15 has two pins 152. Thepins 152 of the second resisting wall 15 are configured for beinginserted into the holes 32 for mounting one side of the second hard diskdrive 30 to the second resisting wall 15.

The first elastic arms 14 and the first tab 620 face the first resistingwall 13. In the exemplary embodiment, each first elastic arm 14 includesa tilted plate 142 and a mounting plate 144 integrally formed together.A first rivet 1442 is formed at the mounting plate 144 for mounting ineach of the two holes 22 at another side of the first hard disk drive20. The first elastic arms 14 can be deformedly pressed in the firstslots 52 to allow the first elastic arms 14 to move away from the firstresisting wall 13 to enlarge the first receiving space 17 forconveniently assembling the first hard disk drive 20. Each secondelastic arm 16 is similar to the first elastic arms 14, and includes atiled plate 162 and a mounting plate 164. A second rivet 1662 is formedat the mounting plate 164 for mounting in each of the two holes 32 atanother side of the second hard disk drive 30.

Referring further to FIGS. 4 to 6, to assemble the second hard diskdrive 30 to the second receiving space 18 of the holding frame 10, oneside of the second hard disk drive 30 faces the second resisting wall15, and allows the pins 152 to be inserted into the holes 32 at one sideof the second hard disk drive 30 to mount one side of the second harddisk drive 30 on the holding frame 10. The second elastic arms 16 arepushed away from the second resisting wall 15 and the second tab 640 ispressed downwardly. At the same time, another side of the second harddisk drive 30 is pressed downward. The second rivets 1642 are latched inthe holes 32 at another side of the second hard disk drive 30.

The assembly process of the first hard disk drive 20 is similar to thesecond hard disk drive 30, thus further details are omitted. Both thefirst elastic arms 14 and the second elastic arms 16 can be deformedlypressed to enlarge the first receiving space 17 or the second receiving18, respectively. Additionally, the cantilever plate 62 and the secondcantilever plate 64 can be deformedly pressed to allow the first tab 620and the second tab 640 to offset from a corresponding first receivingspace 17 or second receiving space 18. Thus, the first hard disk drive20 and the second hard disk drive 30 can be conveniently assembled onthe same holding frame 10.

Understandably, the first receiving space 17 and the second receivingspace 18 may have different sizes, and thus, the present holding frame10 can be used for mounting two different sizes of hard disk drives.

It is to be understood, however, that even though numerouscharacteristics and advantages of the exemplary disclosure have been setforth in the foregoing description, together with details of thestructure and function of the exemplary disclosure, the disclosure isillustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially inmatters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principlesof exemplary disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broadgeneral meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A holding frame comprising: a base plateincluding a first surface and a second surface opposite to the firstsurface, two first slots and two second slots are defined in the baseplate; a first resisting wall extending from the first surface, the twosecond slots are adjacent to the first resisting wall, a secondresisting wall extending from the second surface, the two first slotsare adjacent to the second resisting wall, and the first resisting walland the second resisting wall being reverse symmetric; two first elasticarms are integrally formed on the first surface at the two first slots,and facing the first resisting wall, the two first elastic arms and thefirst resisting wall defining a first receiving space configured forreceiving a first hard disk drive, one side of each of the two firstelastic arms is coplanar with the second surface, and another side ofthe each of the two first elastic arms protrudes from a respective firstslot of the two first slots toward the first surface; and two secondelastic arms are integrally formed on the second surface at the twosecond slots, and facing the second resisting wall, the two secondelastic arms and the second resisting wall defining a second receivingspace configured for receiving a second hard disk drive, one side ofeach of the two second elastic arms is coplanar with the first surface,and another side of the each of the two second elastic arms protrudesfrom a respective second slot of the two second slots toward the secondsurface.
 2. The holding frame as claimed in claim 1, wherein a firstcantilever plate and a second cantilever plate are formed on the baseplate, the first cantilever plate is positioned between the two firstelastic arms, and the second cantilever plate is positioned between thetwo second elastic arms.
 3. The holding frame as claimed in claim 1,wherein: the each of the two first elastic arms includes a first tiltedplate and a first mounting plate integrally formed together, a firstrivet is formed at the first mounting plate for mounting in one side ofthe first hard disk drive, and the each of the two second elastic armsincludes a second tiled plate and a second mounting plate, a secondrivet is formed at the second mounting plate for mounting the secondhard disk drive.
 4. A holding assembly comprising: a first hard diskdrive; a second hard disk drive; a holding frame defining a firstreceiving space for receiving the first hard disk drive, and a secondreceiving space for receiving the second hard disk drive, the holdingframe further includes a base plate with a first surface and a secondsurface opposite to the first surface, two first slots and two secondslots are defined in the base plate; a first resisting wall extends fromthe first surface, the two first slots are adjacent to the secondresisting wall, a second resisting wall extends from the second surface,the two second slots are adjacent to the first resisting wall, and thefirst resisting wall and the second resisting wall are reversesymmetric; at least one first elastic arm is integrally formed in thefirst receiving space at the two first slots, one side of each of the atleast one first elastic arm is coplanar with the second surface, andanother side of the each of the at least one first elastic arm protrudesfrom a respective first slot of the two first slots toward the firstsurface; at least one second elastic arm is integrally formed in thesecond receiving space at the two second slots, one side of each of theat least one second elastic arm is coplanar with the first surface, andanother side of the each of the at least one second elastic armprotrudes from a respective second slot of the two second slots towardthe second surface, wherein the at least one first elastic arm and theat least one second elastic arm are deformedly pressed to enlarge thefirst receiving space or the second receiving space respectively forassembling the first hard disk drive and the second hard disk drive.